The Preston Lady Pirate varsity fastpitch softball team closed out last week’s busy schedule last Saturday with a pair of wins at the Kiefer Softball Festival.The two victories for the Lady Pirates in...

Championship loss the first setback of 2023 for DewarThe Dewar Lady Dragon varsity fastpitch softball team suffered their first loss of the 2023 season this past Saturday.The first setback of 2023 cam...

2-day event to begin Thursday at 10 a.m.The Jim Waller Sports Complex in Preston will be the site of the annual Preston Wooden Bat Classic this Thursday and Friday.The 2-day, 8-team, tournament is sch...

Okmulgee begins Coach Jackson era with 18-0 lossThe Okmulgee Bulldog varsity football team began its 2023 season on a sour note this past Friday night at historic Harmon Field in Okmulgee.Eight turnov...

Knights use 4th quarter comeback to start 2023 on a winning noteFor three quarters this past Friday night, it appeared the Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team was on its way to a double-digi...

“Train yourself in godliness, for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.” (1 Timothy 4:7b-8...

“Church is different today because we get to sit on chairs, and they had to sit on the wet, soggy ground,” says Bilwood, age 6.There’s nothing worse than a waterlogged toga. “Church was different beca...

12:22 a.m. - 1200 Block W 20th St. - Fire, Other5:43 a.m. - 300 Block N Morton Ave. - Rescue, EMS Incident, Other10:32 a.m. - 400 Block S Wood Dr. - Building Fire3:04 p.m. - 200 Block S Morton Ave. - ...

OSUIT and Cars 4 Heroes gave away two vehicles to local veterans.Kersten Brown was crowned at the Band Coronation as Okmulgee High School Band Queen.“The Only Oly” hit the big screen and was shown at ...

Hard to Define, But Easy to RecognizeIf you want to start an interesting discussion on social media, just put out a press release or flyer about a seminar discussing the economic benefits of climate s...

Last week, I detailed some key facts and statistics regarding human trafficking. With the conversation going on surrounding the release of the movie The Sound of Freedom, I wanted to share some essent...

DEAR ABBY: Can people in this society please stop assuming that everyone has a smartphone? Not everyone is willing - or able - to spend $1,000plus for one. Some of us carry older, less-expensive phone...

August 28, 2023• Monday: Attended BOCC meeting. Worked at office on Inventory and Emergency Operations Plan for remainder of day. We had our monthly volunteer meeting at the office at 6:30 p.m.• Tuesd...

The Okmulgee Farmers Market is held each Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Creek Council House in downtown Okmulgee.Greater Jones ChickenDinner Fundraiser |Greater Jones Chapel, 1226 E. Smi...

The Muscogee Nation is pleased to announce the appointment of Del Beaver, Second Chief, to the Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency f...

OCC to distribute medication lock boxes, opioid rescue medThe Okmulgee County Consortium (OCC) will hold a drive thru event Thursday, Aug 31, where they will be handing out free medication lock boxes ...

Harlan Ford Paper Drive for Okmulgee Schools is wrapping up this week. The company is rounding up the last of donations this week for the drive and thanks the community for their support of the event....

Okmulgee High School Counselors and therapy dog handlers Michelle and James Quinn visited the Times office last week with Leo (Okmulgee Schools) to pick up the snacks donated as part of the Give a Dog...

7/15/2023 12:03 a.m. - 1300 BLOCK E 10th ST - Natural vegetation fire, other 4:02 a.m. - 1800 BLOCK PARK LANE - Public service 9:12 a.m. - 900 BLOCK S MUSKOGEE AVE - Dispatched & canceled en route 10:...